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this will set us up for what will be a fantastic weekend. trying to find some more superlatives for it. >>> let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright. i got caught up in that beltway mess. >> oh, did you? >> they send you down connecticut. >> that's right. they do. you are absolutely right. outer loop, the traffic is being diverted off the beltway at connecticut. all of this is due in part to an accident that occurred about 10:00 last night. it involved a couple of vehicles and a tractor-trailer. when i came through about 0 minutes ago, all of the lanes are open on the inner loop. on the outer loop, they were spreading out the sand, the an osh sent if you will. the outer loop of the beltway blocked off at connecticut avenue. you take connecticut avenue, ride that ramp, come southbound to jones bridge. make a right turn on jones bridge road and can you travel northbound on 355. that will take you back up to the beltway. outer loop of the beltway, traffic being diverted off here at connecticut avenue. already starting to see some delays f
this will set us up for what will be a fantastic weekend. trying to find some more superlatives for it. >>> let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright. i got caught up in that beltway mess. >> oh, did you? >> they send you down connecticut. >> that's right. they do. you are absolutely right. outer loop, the traffic is being diverted off the beltway at connecticut. all of this is due in part to an accident that occurred about 10:00 last night. it involved a couple...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and on this tuesday morning we're going to be talking about auto repair. we're at a garage this morning in sterling, virginia. a garage that's been open for about five months or so. and guess who the mechanic is? it's you. and this is called do it yourself mechanics. here they will rent you the lift, the tools, they even have some parts you can buy and you fix your own car. this morning we are going to talk to the owners and find out why they thought something like this was really needed, where they got the inspiration for the idea and most importantly, we're going to talk about exactly how much money you can really save if you do this. and if you are sitting there thinking, but what if i don't really
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and on this tuesday morning we're going to be talking about auto repair. we're at a garage this morning in sterling, virginia. a garage that's been open for about five...
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this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's la guardia and boston's logan airports to name a few. plus, now, southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> so sth's a huge deal for them. not only do you have that but you have it going to the caribbean. they are getting 10 years worth of grow out of this merger. >> reporter: louella rhodes is on her way back from atlanta. he she flies airtran often. >> i'm praying that the service will continue to be great, our flights will object time and most of all, we get very reasonable rates and air fares. >> reporter: so what about tick the prices? will they go down because southwest is at reagan? general kick says don't bet on it. remember, airtran is already a low cost airline. >> smart move on the part of southwest and i think yo
this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's la guardia and boston's logan airports to name a few. plus, now, southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> so sth's a huge deal for them. not only do you have that but you have it...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. >>> caught on camera a small plane crashing and bursting into flames in an airshow end in nearby ya. the crash was screen by hundreds -- indonesia. the crash was seen by hundreds of schoolchildren. the pilot is in critical condition. a witness said the plane was flying too low, clipped a wing on the runway and spun out of control. >>> a close call in the skies over minnesota. two planes nearly collided midair on the 16th right near the twin cities international airport. the ntsb says a u.s. airways jet with 90 passengers on board came
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life...
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she'll be with us. we'll be right back. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> paris hilton's legal troubles interrupting international travel plans. she's on her way back to the united states after being denied entrance to japan. she was stopped because of her drug conviction. this is file of her in court recently. she pled guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in las vegas yesterday and was scheduled to give a press conference in tokyo but that appearance was canceled when she wasn't able to get into the country. >>> twitter fixed a flaw that allowed its site to be hacked. visitors found that
she'll be with us. we'll be right back. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today....
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stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- now that the well is capped, is bp gonna meet its commitments? i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> a vehicle repair shop in sterling, virginia, now open and it allows you to work on your own car. >> holly is there with her pretty powder blue vet to learn more about d
stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims...
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stay with us. n >>> a great greek celebration going on this weekend at saint constantine and hell edge greek orthodox church here in northwest washington. >> holly is there as they get ready to host their 50th annual festival. that's a great milestone. >> reporter: and i think i've been here for at least 47 of them, and i'm only 39. but listen, there is a reason why we come back and preview this festival each and every year. it has wonderful food, it has wonderful music, but most of all it has wonderful people that put on this festival. and it is with a great pleasure that i introduce you to georgia franks. georgia, how young are you? >> 39. >> reporter: we're the same age. i have to get your night cream. you look good for 39. >> i think so. >> reporter: okay. she's 90 plus. that's just between you and me. >> that wasn't fair. >> reporter: and i hear you were at the first festival. >> probably. >> reporter: do you remember the first festival? >> well i do. that was my
stay with us. n >>> a great greek celebration going on this weekend at saint constantine and hell edge greek orthodox church here in northwest washington. >> holly is there as they get ready to host their 50th annual festival. that's a great milestone. >> reporter: and i think i've been here for at least 47 of them, and i'm only 39. but listen, there is a reason why we come back and preview this festival each and every year. it has wonderful...
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and now many of us are using them for hours a day. and there are things you request do to use your exposure. i use my cell phone, but with a speaker phone or earpiece. i'm not opposed to cell phones, i jut want to make them safer. >> now are there guidelines about safety issues? what is the cell phone industry doing now? >> well in the last two years there is a trust and now the fda and the fcc have information on their websites on how to reduce exposure to radiation. we are still not sure that cell phones want to -- don't cause cancer but we want to issue warnings already that children do not use cell phones. texting is okay but not holding the fun up to your head for hours a day. >> and if you told folks you can't use your cell phone, there would be outrage. but you say there are ways to safely use them and we want to talk about some of the tips based on what we've heard. use a headset or how about the bluetooth, what is that? tell us the difference. >> it does reduce radiation, but if you use your blew tooth and -- your bluetooth t
and now many of us are using them for hours a day. and there are things you request do to use your exposure. i use my cell phone, but with a speaker phone or earpiece. i'm not opposed to cell phones, i jut want to make them safer. >> now are there guidelines about safety issues? what is the cell phone industry doing now? >> well in the last two years there is a trust and now the fda and the fcc have information on their websites on how to reduce exposure to radiation. we are still...
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we could use a little help and dr. phil gets to the bottom of it. >> i do love the straight talk and some of the car acters with the tough veneers, he breaks it down. >> if you're on the right side. >> tough love sometimes. >> and the show airs at 11:00 and 3:00 and the dr. and housewives should appear. coming up on 9:00. that will do it for me this morning. but we have another hour to go. tony will jump in and join allison to take us up through 10:00. >>> and coming up, a topic that many of is have talked about recently. the safety of the eggs that we eat. but there are other things we need to know about, including the best way to store eggs and the date past which we can eat them. we'll have that and more coming up on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. ouce >>> welcome back. coming up in the 9:00 hour of fox 5 morning news today, we are working on a story about, in 12 hours we could know who is the next mayor of the capital. we're live. and plus a big election in prince george's county. >>> a tough topic to discuss bu
we could use a little help and dr. phil gets to the bottom of it. >> i do love the straight talk and some of the car acters with the tough veneers, he breaks it down. >> if you're on the right side. >> tough love sometimes. >> and the show airs at 11:00 and 3:00 and the dr. and housewives should appear. coming up on 9:00. that will do it for me this morning. but we have another hour to go. tony will jump in and join allison to take us up through 10:00. >>> and...
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of us. and we promised to stop being so petty. >> reporter: it all started at a lunch counter in wichita, kansas, in 1958 when walters took a seat before sit-ins caught the headlines protesting segregation. walters went on to be a teacher, author and advisor to politicians. his former students like congressman elijah cummings have gone on to greatness. >> thank you for seeing in us what we could not see in ourselves. and thank you, thank you so much for making us realize that we could be better. >> we're so sad that you left us so soon. but we thank you for leaving us so much. [ applause ] reporter: at howard university, roby chavez, fox 5 news. >> dr. walters spent 25 years at howard before becoming director of the african- american leadership institute at the university of maryland and he was to return to howard this fall. >>> questions continue to linger about the death of a man in frederick, maryland. police were called to a home on south market street three times to break up a fight bet
of us. and we promised to stop being so petty. >> reporter: it all started at a lunch counter in wichita, kansas, in 1958 when walters took a seat before sit-ins caught the headlines protesting segregation. walters went on to be a teacher, author and advisor to politicians. his former students like congressman elijah cummings have gone on to greatness. >> thank you for seeing in us what we could not see in ourselves. and thank you, thank you so much for making us realize that we...